...A couple days later, his recruitment was over again as quickly as it had opened up as he was pledged to the defending Patriot League champions.

"I am very excited to welcome Paul to the program," Bucknell head coach Nathan Davis said. "He is a tremendous fit for Bucknell in terms of what we are trying to do academically and athletically. Paul has a great opportunity to come in and compete with experienced low-post players like Nana Foulland and Zach Thomas, who know what it takes to be successful. Paul comes from high-level high school basketball programs, where he had a chance to compete against top-notch competition on a nightly basis."

Newman is the third St. Andrew's frontcourt player in the last two years to earn a division I scholarship as he follows Sammy Friday (Siena) and Cian Sullivan (LaSalle) from the 2016 class.